The Evacuees is a 1975 play written by Jack Rosenthal and directed by Alan Parker for the BBC.
[3] It was broadcast again on BBC Four, on 16 September 2020; the continuity announcer stated it was a "freshly restored print."
Starring Rosenthal's wife, Maureen Lipman, The Evacuees won a BAFTA for Best Play [4] and an International Emmy.
The film was released on DVD as part of a collection of Rosenthal's work for the BBC, by Acorn Media on 4 April 2011.
Loosely based on Rosenthal's experience, it centres on the lives of two Jewish boys, Neville and Danny, who are evacuated from Manchester to Blackpool.